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Inward looking economy Shortage & premiums / sellers market / monopoly Conserve forex / import substitution Huge trade deficit 91 forex reserves U.S.$1 bn
Dividend repatriation
Stock Exchange reforms SEBI Banking sector reforms Private banks allowed Reforms process slow but cautious
Insurance GIC & LIC; private players Labour law reforms Hire & Fire Disinvestment & Privatization Getting out of the business of Business Power sector reforms
Population Population growth rate GDP (nominal) GDP (PPP) GDP growth rate Per capita income Forex Reserves Labour Force Unemployment rate BPL Population (less than $1 day)
121 crore 1.37% (2010 est) $1.82 trillion Global Rank 10 $4.47 trillion Global Rank 3 6.5% in 2011-12 $1514 (2011 est) $296 billion (Dec 2012) 478 million 9.4% (est 2011) 32.7% (2011)
3 Se c tors of Ec onomy
Primary agriculture, forestry, fishery,
animal husbandry, horticulture
Stre ngths
Huge arable land area (worlds second largest) Diverse soil types, climate Huge labour force Government focus, subsidies Largest producer of jute, milk, pulses Largest buffalo livestock Second largest producer of tea, wheat, rice, fish, vegetables, groundnuts
We akne s s e s
Fragmented land holdings
59% of holdings are marginal (<1 hectare) 21% of holdings are small (12 hectare)
Low productivity
Average yield is 2890 kg per hectare which is much lower than China, Japan
We akne s s e s
Landless labour
Poor infrastructure
Illiteracy
Opportunitie s
Horticulture Organic Farming Fisheries Packaged/processed farm products Productivity improvements Use of IT/Communications
Stre ngths
Huge, low-cost labour force Educated, skilled workforce English language skills Good managerial skills Variety of raw materials available Strong economy & stable polity
We akne s s e s
Lack of infrastructure High cost of utilities like power Red tape Number of days it takes to start a business in India is 88! Cascading effect of indirect taxes High cost of finance Tardy judicial system
Opportunitie s
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Textiles Transport Biotechnology Automobiles + Components Engineering goods
Ke y Se c tors
Hotels + Tourism Trade + Transport Communication Financial / Insurance / Banking / Real Estate IT & ITeS Social + Personal Services
Stre ngths
Huge educated labour force Low labour cost: only 14% of U.S. labour cost Factor cost advantage for foreign companies Less capital intensive than manufacturing Inherent advantages in tourism, health industries
We akne s s e s
High attrition rates in IT and BPO industry Lack of world-class infrastructure Dearth of highly-skilled labour Low investment in R&D and higher education
Opportunitie s
Health + Medical Tourism Hospitality Off-shore consultancy Retail KPOs
In U.S.$ Billion
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